Essays on the reformation in england

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After Luther refused to recant at the Diet of Worms in 1521, ordinary people in many German towns called for "preaching the pure Gospel ." They enjoyed support from committed members of the local elites — often younger men with humanist educations. Through the 1520s, many German cities edged cautiously toward open rejection of Rome , and by 1530, a substantial majority had joined the Lutheran or Zwinglian "Reformation in the cities." It is striking how radically new converts during these years rejected practices such as the veneration of images, in which they had often participated right
up to the introduction of evangelical ideas. Adopting the Reformation brought about sharp changes in daily ritual that everyone could see.

Many scholars say the Renaissance began in earnest with the invention of the printing
press. The printing press made books available.
If you wanted to read them, you had to learn how to read. The new interest in
literature began to include art and music. Then came an interest in science and
exploration. All over Europe, people became fascinated with new discoveries,
new inventions, new works of art and ways of thinking about things. Some of the famous people who
lived during the Renaissance include William Shakespeare, Christopher Columbus,
Vasco da Gama, Copernicus, Michaelangelo, and Leonardo da Vinci!